Rural Life
The Christmas season can be a happy and festive time of the year for many, but for those who are grieving it can be to difficult to navigate.
Turn2Me, a national mental health charity, is hosting a series of free online support groups during the Christmas and New Year period.
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A new HSA inspection campaign, which begins today (Monday, December 8), will focus on the "silent killers" on farms
The annual 'Light up the night' truck and tractor run in north Kilkenny will get underway on New Year's Eve at 4:30pm.
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The government's bovine TB action plan will form part of the discussions at the Veterinary Ireland annual conference later this month.
A TD has called for a greater level of focus on the mental health challenges faced by farmers during a debate in the Dáil.
Tend VR is a mental health and wellbeing organisation developing mental health support via virtual reality (VR) headsets
Mayo Mental Health Association are delighted to announce their involvement in the second phase of the 'Taking Stock' campaign for farmers.
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While farmers are quick to look after their animals, land and machinery, many overlook the most important thing – their own health and wellbeing. David and Michael Kennedy run an organic sheep farm Skeheenarinky, Co. Tipperary. In 2021, the brothers launched an online fitness business following their own experiences with grief and the challenges of farming. The Farm Safe Farm Well series, produced by Agriland Media in conjunction with AXA Insurance, is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
Farm families from across Donegal are invited to attend the Connecting for Life Donegal Farmers' Harvest of Hope wellbeing festival
Macra has today (Monday, September 15) launched its Make the Moove 'Ewe Go' campaign which will run for the next month.
Phase Two of Farm Well Hub has launched to boost mental health and well-being in farming communities across Ireland.
Farming can be a demanding and stressful job with numerous challenges including income pressures, high costs, regulations, weather, isolation and long working hours. While farmers are quick to look after their animals, land and machinery, many overlook the most important thing – their own health and wellbeing. On this weeks podcast we speak to brothers David and Michael Kennedy, who run an organic sheep farm Skeheenarinky, Co. Tipperary.In 2010, the brothers’ world changed forever after the sudden death of their sister, Sarah, in a car crash. Drawing from their own life experiences and qualifications, the brothers launched their online fitness...
In this instalment of the Farm Safe, Farm Well series, we discuss the importance of farmers looking after their mental and physical health.
The main barriers to sustainable farming in Ireland are practical and social factors, rather than ideological, new research has highlighted.
A farmer from Co. Roscommon has raised €18,000 so far by completing a 230km swim of the River Shannon over seven days.
The man crowned 'Ireland's Fittest Farmer' is is currently in the middle of what he described as a "little 230km swim" along the Shannon.
A Co. Tipperary dairy farmer is undertaking a solo 550km walk of the entire Beara-Breifne Way, Ireland's longest inland trail.
Fianna Fáil agriculture spokesperson Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere has called for increased awareness of the mental health challenges facing farmers.
As part of its range of proposals for the next CAP, the EU Commission is aiming to provide more supports to allow farmers take a break.
https://youtu.be/MjogXAZtKFU?si=7E8TLkT9NYJhXvRX As Minister of State at the Department of...
Organisers of the Tirlán Mountain Challenge 2025 are hoping to raise €25,000 in the single day challenge for Aware.
